# Jamie Chandler

Jamie Chandler (born 24 March 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently manager of Spennymoor Town.

## Career

Chandler was born in South Shields and was brought up in Boldon. He began his career at Sunderland, and while with that club was capped several times by England at levels from under-16 to under-19. He signed his first professional contract in 2007, after recovering from a broken leg.
He was loaned to Football League Two club Darlington in August 2009 to gain first-team experience, and made his debut in the Football League on 8 August against Aldershot Town coming on as a substitute. He made his first start two days later against Leeds United in the League Cup. He returned to Sunderland in November 2009.
At the end of the 2009–10 season, Chandler's contract with Sunderland expired. He signed a two-year deal with Darlington, recently relegated to the Conference Premier. He scored his first goal for his new side against Forest Green Rovers on 11 September 2010. Chandler was named man of the match as Darlington beat Mansfield Town in the 2011 FA Trophy final, and also won the club's Young Player of the Year award.
On 13 January 2012, Chandler signed for Gateshead, along with Liam Hatch, for a nominal fee. He made his debut the following day, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Braintree Town in the FA Trophy. He agreed a new one-year contract with the club in May 2012 to cover the 2012–13 season. On 6 July 2012, Chandler was named vice-captain at Gateshead following the departure of Kris Gate. On 28 March 2016, it was announced that Chandler would leave Gateshead at the end of the 2015–16 season.
On 30 June 2016, Jamie joined National League North side Spennymoor Town on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for the club during the 2017–18 season, and has been a regular starter for the club since 2017.

## Coaching career

In October 2022, Chandler was appointed assistant manager of Spennymoor Town until the end of the season.
On 18 May 2023, he was appointed manager of Spennymoor. He resigned from this position on 22 September 2023 after just nine matches in charge, the club sitting in fourth position. Chandler cited difficulties balancing the new job with his personal life as the reason behind his decision.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 19 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sunderland | 2007–08 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2008–09 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darlington (loan) | 2009–10 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Darlington | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Darlington | 2011–12 | Conference Premier | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Darlington | Total | Total | 66 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 4 |
| Gateshead | 2011–12 | Conference Premier | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Gateshead | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| Gateshead | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 46 | 9 |
| Gateshead | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 37 | 5 |
| Gateshead | 2015–16 | National League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Gateshead | Total | Total | 146 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 168 | 20 |
| Spennymoor Town | 2016–17 | NPL – Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spennymoor Town | 2017–18 | National League North | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Spennymoor Town | 2018–19 | National League North | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Spennymoor Town | 2019–20 | National League North | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Spennymoor Town | 2021–22 | National League North | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Spennymoor Town | 2022–23 | National League North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Spennymoor Town | Total | Total | 135 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 149 | 5 |
| Career totals | Career totals | Career totals | 347 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 393 | 29 |
* ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in FA Trophy
* ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy and two in Conference Premier play-offs

## Honours

Darlington
* FA Trophy: 2010–11
Individual
* Darlington Young Player of the Year: 2010–11